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Western NC child care facing severe cuts; Raleigh advances emergency funding
With 29% of North Carolina child care programs saying they would close with many in the west of the state eyeing deep cuts, legislators have advanced emergency funding before a June 30 fiscal cliff. The N.C. State House voted late June 26 to allocate about $67 million for the first...
Buncombe County Schools names new principal for Oakley Elementary
ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County Schools Superintendent Rob Jackson announced Jo Landreth will be the new principal at Oakley Elementary School, beginning July 1. Landreth joins the county from Asheville City Schools, where she was a teacher and administrator for 27 years, most recently as principal of Asheville Middle School. She has also served as an assistant principal at Ira B. Jones Elementary, and as a specialist working with academically and intellectually gifted students in the Asheville City Schools system.
UNC Asheville Drama students fighting to save program amid budget cuts
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — UNC Asheville announced the proposal of its plan to cut four programs to help with budget deficits just over two weeks ago. The Drama Department was one of them. "It was like a punch to the gut," said Valerie Lounsbury, senior in the department. "It...
Asheville City Schools considers staff cuts
The Asheville City Board of Education voted 5-0 June 27 to empower Superintendent Maggie Fehrman to explore reducing central office staff to help make up a $1.2 million budget shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year. Board members Rebecca Strimer and Jesse Warren did not attend the virtual meeting. After the...
UNC Asheville to Cut Underenrolled Programs
Asheville – Citing a $6 million deficit, UNC Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort has proposed the elimination of the following degree programs and academic departments: Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Drama, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. The Languages and Literatures program would be cut back by eliminating the French and German language concentrations. Programs will be phased out, with students currently enrolled being allowed to graduate as planned.
Letter: A disturbing turn of events for UNCA
[Regarding “UNCA Chancellor Proposes Four Academic Programs for Elimination, One for Reduction,” June 13, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress website:]. UNC Asheville has been a beacon of educational integrity and ingenuity for decades, so this latest turn of events is disturbing. One suggestion would be for our legislature to stop handing out vouchers for private school attendance and focus on adequately funding public schools and universities.
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